rappel
verb/ræˈpel/
/ræˈpel/
(North American English) (British English abseil)
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they rappel | /ræˈpel/ /ræˈpel/ |
| he / she / it rappels | /ræˈpelz/ /ræˈpelz/ |
| past simple rappelled | /ræˈpeld/ /ræˈpeld/ |
| past participle rappelled | /ræˈpeld/ /ræˈpeld/ |
| -ing form rappelling | /ræˈpelɪŋ/ /ræˈpelɪŋ/ |
- rappel (down, off, etc. something) to go down a steep cliff or rock while attached to a rope, pushing against the slope or rock with your feetTopics Sports: other sportsc2Word Origin1930s: from French, literally ‘a recalling’, from rappeler in the sense ‘bring back to oneself’ (with reference to the rope manoeuvre).
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